April 18 (Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index rose for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday, to hit a near-one month high, as energy stocks gained with oil prices and banks moved higher after the Bank of Canada struck a more hawkish tone on the future of interest rates.

* At 11:37 a.m. ET (1537 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 200.3 points, or 1.3 percent, to 15,553.6, hitting its highest since March 22.

* All of TSX’s 10 main index sectors were higher.

* The financial sector, which accounts for about 35 percent of the TSX’s weight, gave the biggest boost with its 1 percent advance.

* While the Bank of Canada held interest rates steady, as expected, it said more hikes will be needed over time and pointed to a pick up in wage growth and inflation, two issues that have concerned the central bank.

* The central Bank, which has increased rates three times since last July, trimmed its economic growth forecast for 2018 and raised the outlook for 2019 saying the temporary factors weighing on inflation have largely dissipated.

* The energy sector rose 2.9 percent, as oil prices jumped more than 2 percent on a decline in U.S. crude inventories and after sources signaled top exporter Saudi Arabia wants to see prices closer to $100 a barrel.